Kelsey McColgan
Assistant Professor, Information Design
Mount Royal University
Kelsey is an information designer and Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Her work is characterized by a strong commitment to civic engagement and social issues.
As an information designer, Kelsey specializes in structuring and displaying information in a way that aids both cognitive and emotional understanding, through a variety of mediums such as diagrams, infographics, instructions, exhibitions and placemaking interventions. As a design educator, she crafts and facilitates inclusive learning experiences that challenge learners to question their assumptions and go beyond what they believe themselves capable of.
Kelsey believes that good information design welcomes, engages, informs, delights and empowers people– which is exactly what we need to take on the many interconnected challenges that we’re facing today.
As an information designer, Kelsey specializes in structuring and displaying information in a way that aids both cognitive and emotional understanding, through a variety of mediums such as diagrams, infographics, instructions, exhibitions and placemaking interventions. As a design educator, she crafts and facilitates inclusive learning experiences that challenge learners to question their assumptions and go beyond what they believe themselves capable of.
Kelsey believes that good information design welcomes, engages, informs, delights and empowers people– which is exactly what we need to take on the many interconnected challenges that we’re facing today.